While the shape and buttons make this toaster easy to use, the uneven toasting of my bread slices is not okay. The toaster should evenly toast bread slices.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
We've had this for about 2 weeks and still can't figure out what number to dial to get toast the way we like it. We turn it to almost the highest number and still the toast comes out like warm bread, and we have to do it again. On the second try each time, it comes out OK. No big deal, but annoying to have to toast your bread twice! Also, each slice is very unevenly dark; usually there's a darker streak down the middle of the slice. Still, it's a nice small size for our counter.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
The toaster started out fine, but the lever stopped staying down when I start it, I have to hold it down to get it to toast anything. I disassembled it once already after googling the issue and cleaned off the mechanism by the lever, but it's started happening again, which is ridiculous for me barely having used it. I'm not going to open it up to clean it off every week.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
This toaster is extremely frustrating. Doesn’t matter what time you put or toast level it will burn any toast. I wanted to return it but I don’t have the box anymore. I am very unhappy with this purchase.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com
after having this toaster, I have come to realize that it needs a cleaning about once a month. Not just emptying the bottom tray, but inside where the wires are. I used a soft toothbrush and a can of compressed air. That really helped a lot. Now it seems that the toast comes out almost perfectly toasted all around. I do like the controls for different food stuff to be able to get roasted or just unfrozen. I am one that likes to have a heat control button or slider to have clicks for setting the heat. This one does not. So, I have marked the settings for each piece of bread or waffle or bagel with a sharpie marker. The cord can be shortened by flipping to the bottom and looking at the area where there are some half hooks in the frame. I have not figured out what that hook is for that is off to the side. I would like to think it has to do with the plug, but nothing I have tired will work in that regard. The one thing about the toast or whatever you put in it, the mechanism that controls the spring release to bring it back up, seems short or shortened over time. It just doesn't raise the toast high enough to pick it out, without using the push down lever to raise it up enough to be able to use your fingers. At least with my bread. I have used a bagel and waffle in it, and the bagel has stuck, because the hole or slots are not wide enough. So, for me it does okay now that I have started to take better care of it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting cuisinart.com